Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "blush" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

pale

Derived Terms

ablush antiblush antiblushing at first blush blush is off the peach blush is off the rose blush macaranga blusher blushet blushful blushing bride blushing bunny blushingly blushless blushlike blushwood blushwort blushworthy blushy maiden's blush make the angels blush outblush put to the blush spare someone's blushes sunblush unblush unblushing

Context

us

Has Property

similar to pink

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

color colour discolor discolour good health healthiness inborn reflex innate reflex instinctive reflex make-up makeup physiological reaction redden reflex reflex action reflex response unconditioned reflex war paint

Type Of (IsA)

makeup reflex

Manner Of

discolor redden

Related Terms

erythrophobia

Related Terms

becoming becoming red boy cheek cheek color cheek makeup cheek reddening cheeks color coloring cream dark embarrassed embarrassed coloring embarrassment embarrassment reaction erythrophobia excitement face face flushed faced fermentation flush flushed flushed cheeks glance glow go go red going going red grape makeup on cheeks on face pale pink powder reaction red red cheeks red embarrassment red face red faced redden reddening reddening cheeks rose shame shyness skin turn turn red when when embarrassed wine

Synonym Network

bloom blush wine blusher flushing reddening

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.